Title and h1 text exactly the same. SEO suicide?

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    Is it detrimental to have the title tag and the H1 be the exact same text?
     
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  2. donphant

    donphant Guest

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    I dont think it is because they can be used for different search aspects

    e.g. my boss website
    <title>GaryTheScubaGuy - PPC Manager and Expert</title>
    <h1><a rel=“nofollow” href="http://ppc-manager.blogspot.com/">
    PPC Companies - PPC Managers and Best PPC Companies</a></h1>
     
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  3. Sem-Advance

    Sem-Advance Notable Member

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    Yore boss needs to hire a better spammer....:rolleyes:
     
    Last edited: Sep 22, 2009
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  4. Canonical

    Canonical Well-Known Member

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    It's not a problem having them the same. Many WordPress themes, for example, use the post title as the <title> and <h1> values and they rank just fine.

    Personally, I tend to make sure the <title> has EXACTLY the keyword phrase(s) that I am targetting since it is the MOST important on-page ranking factor. I ALWAYS maximize the density of my targeted keyword phrase(s) within the <title> element. And if I am targeting 2-3 almost identitcal keyword phrases then I ALWAYS put the most important phrase 1st followed by the 2nd most important followed by the 3rd (if applicable).

    My <h1> targets the same keyword phrase(s) as the <title> but I'm less concerned with whether the words appear at the front of the <h1> or the end of the <h1> and also less concerned with maximizing the keyword density within the <h1>. My <h1>s tend to be more catchie or marketing driven than the <title>.
     
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  5. seoh2o

    seoh2o Peon

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    No, its not detrimental to have the title tag and the H1 be the exact same text but not using relevant keywords could be...
     
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    If I used a competitive keywords for my title i will also use that kw on my H1 . I think that can help.
     
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    They can be the same - if someone reads your title in the search results page and clicks through there is no reason why the heading shouldn't be the same. I used to try and make them unique but now I don't bother.
     
    buzza_gts, Sep 22, 2009 IP